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League actions in 2014 included sponsoring and supporting legislation on infrastructure, economic development and the redevelopment dissolution process. Other efforts focused on improving the
regulatory framework for medical marijuana and restoring local control over massage establishments.

Taking information that local agencies
already have and making it
open to the public reduces in-house
costs and builds efficiencies for both
staff and constituents. In the past
the public typically had to request
this data through a public records
request, which could take days or
weeks to produce results. Cities can
now share that data online proactively
and let others analyze and use
it in various ways.

California’s economy is improving,
and local revenues are picking
up. But fiscal challenges remain,
especially in the area of escalating
costs. More cities are heading
into financial peril. This new tool
helps a city identify areas of fiscal
concern that should be addressed
to avert fiscal crisis.